Lip rouge applicator



Oct. 22, 940- D. w. VREDENBURGH LIP ROUGE APPLICATOR Filed April 4, 1939fl INVENTOR ATTORNEYS Patented Oct. 22, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.LIP ROUGE APPLICATOR Dora W. Vredenburgh, Beechwood, N. J.

Application April 4, 1939, Serial N: 265,995 2 Claims. (Cl. 132-1) Thisinvention relates to rouge applicators, and

its general object is to provide an applicator which makes it possibleto apply rouge to the lips in an easy and expeditious manner withperfect results in that the rouge can be evenly and smoothly spread tomake a clear and well defined marginal outline, as well-as a naturalappearing surface on both the upper and lower lips with minimum efforton the part of the user, and all of which is practically impossible bythe methods now employed, namely, by the use of a finger tip, directapplication of a lip stick and by the use of a brush, as such methodsnot only result in staining the fingers, handkerchiefs, towels and thelike,

15 but also in an uneven, blurred outline and a caked,

cracked and unnatural surface.

A further object is to provide a lip rouge applicator that is simple inconstruction, inexpensive to manufacture, and extremely efi'icient inuse 30 and service.

This invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accom- 25 panyingdrawing and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts 30 throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a view illustrating my applicator in use.

Figure 2 is a side view thereof.

Figure 3 is a rear view.

Figure 4 is an end view, looking toward the head of my applicator.

Referring to the drawing in detail, it will be noted that the applicatorin the form as shown includes a sectional handle made up of a body 0member I that is preferably provided with a threaded socket forreceiving a threaded stud mounted on one end of the handle member 2which is tapered inwardly toward its outer end and terminates in a knob3.

The body member terminates at its inner end in a serrated flange 4tofacilitate removing and applying the handle member thereto and formedon and extending centrally from the flanged end is a shank 5 which isdisposed in alignment with 50 the longitudinal axis of the body member Ifor the major portion of its length but terminates in a curved outer end6.

Secured to the curved outer-end of the shank.

5 is the head of my applicator which is substan- 55 tially heart shapeand is arranged with respect to clear and Well defined marginal line.

the shank so that the pointed portion 1 extends from the shank at anoutward inclination for the disposal of the point 8 at an acute anglewith respect to the longitudinal axis of the shank, the point beingshown as disposed at an angle of ap- 5 proximately fifteen degrees withrespect to said axis. The head is fiat as shown and includes a bodyplate 9, having a piece of absorbent material It such as chamoisadhesively secured to the outer face thereof, the piece of materialbeing shaped to 10 follow the heart shaped configuration of the plate,-and due to its absorbent qualities, the rouge will adhere thereto, aswill be apparent.

While I have illustrated a preferred and detachable type of handle, thatparticular type and shape is of no great importance and such togetherwith the shankand head may be made of any suitable material, but theshape of the shank and head is of extreme importance, together with thearrangement of the head with respect to the g0 shank, in that the outerend of the shank should be curved and the head must necessarily be ofthe shape and arranged with respect to the shank, as shown, in order tobring about the desired results, with minimum effort on the part of theuser.

In the use of my applicator, the pointed portion 1 of the substantiallyheart shaped head is daubed on the rouge and thence applied to the lipsin a manner whereby the point 8 is moved along the outer marginal edgesof the lips to bring about a When the marginal line has been completed,the lower or broader surface of the head is used for spreading,smoothing and wiping away excess rouge. I prefer to use both sides ofthe pointed end of the head in making the outline on the upper lip, oneside for one-half of the upper lip, and the other side for the otherhalf, then I turn the device over for disposing the pointed endlowermost and move the head along the length of the lower lip.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages andnovel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction andin the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided thatsuch changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A lip rouge applicator comprising a handle, a shank secured to saidhandle and terminating in a curved outer end, a flat substantially heartshaped head including a body plate having the shank secured to one facethereof, said head being disposed at an inclined angle with respect tothe longitudinal axis of the shank and having a pointed end portiondirected at an outward angle with respect to said axis, and a piece ofabsorbent material covering the outer face of said plate.

2. A lip rouge applicator comprising a sectional handle tapered inwardlytoward one end, a shank secured to and extending in alignment with thelongitudinal axis of the handle from the opposite 10 end thereof andterminating in a curved outer end, a flat substantially heart shapedhead including a body plate having the shank connected to one facethereof for the disposal of the head at an inclined angle with respectto the longitudinal axis of the shank and with the pointed end portionof the head directed at an outward angle with respect to said axis, anda piece of chamois adhesively secured to the outer face of

